Mindfulness prompts for little

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By Amruta Ramsubramaniam

HOW TO USE:

Use these mindfulness prompts the way you & your lil one will enjoy!

1. The prompts have an age-wise progression (the initial ones are perfect for lil toddlers, while the later ones for older children).

2. You can color print pages 3-10. You can print them either on thick cardstock paper or normal one. You can create a Mindfulness booklet if you feel like! You can stick the prompts inside a drawing book too! Each page has two prompts, so after printing cut through the middle line, as depicted in the picture. If you do not want to print these, that is totally fine – you can refer to the cards digitally and also show them to your little ones in form of this PDF.

3. Choose any one prompt/ day. Be mindfully present with you child and guide them through the prompt.

4. These prompts may look simple, but are a beautiful way to add in more calm and mindfulness in our daily hustle of life.

5. You can always expand a prompt further – e.g. prompt #1 where we are asking little ones to wriggle their fingers ant toes can be expanded by adding in more activities – e.g. clap your hand, roll your hands, stomp with your feet…etc.

Kindly note these printables are MomFlix exclusive. Not for commercial use.

Sit on a mat or stand if you wish!!

Slowly wriggle your fingers to a

count of 5!

Now wriggle your toes to a count of 5!!

Can you repeat this again, and this

time for a count of 10?!

Ask a grown-up to give you

something delicious and healthy to

eat when you hungry! (you can

totally help them make it for you!).

Now sit on a chair (or on the floor) and enjoy eating it without any

distraction. Did you enjoy doing that?! Let us know ☺

Take some water in a small cup.

Water a plant that is either inside

your home or outside!

After you are done watering the

plant, talk to it….whatever you feel like!

Maybe say a “thank-you” for all

that it does for us! Maybe sing a song for it!

Or maybe keep

a name

for your plant!

Go outside and say thank you to

at least 5 things that you see!

Can be to the open blue sky, or

the gush of wind passing by!

Can be to the cute lil dog, or a

piece of a log.

Let us know who all did you thank!

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Move with music!!

Can you get 5 safe items from

around your home! Now use them

as your musical instruments!

What are the different kind of

sounds you can make with them?

Can you make a soft sound? Or a drumming sound? Can you also

dance along!?

Build a flower!

Ask a grown up to cut petals and

a stem using an old newspaper!

Now using some glue, can you

create a beautiful flower out of it!

When you do, don’t forget to share a picture with us!

What is your current favourite

colour?

Can you go around the house

and find 3 different objects of the

same colour?

Can you also draw 2 different

things on a piece of paper using

your favourite colour?

Let us know what did you draw!

Come on your mat or blanket.

Now imagine you are lying on a

beach….fresh wind guzzling through your hair! Now pay

attention to the waves – splashing

in their most magnificent form!

As the waves come near you,

raise your hands above your head

(while you are still lying on your

mat). Now lower your hands back to your body as the waves go

back inwards! Repeat as many times as you like!

Sit/lie down comfortably on your

mat. Imagine you are walking on a

luscious field & it starts to

drizzle….one rain drop at a time.

Imagine these drops as all the things

that make you really really happy!

Think of one rain drop as one happy

memory or thing that brings you joy.

Let them fall on you,

one drop at a time!

Let us know what do the rain drops

represent? May be

your favourite food or

person or your favourite toy or a song!

Can be anything that brings a smile on your face!

For this exercise you will need a

mat, two soft pillows and a happy

parent / caregiver who you trust!

Roll out the mat. Now put a pillow

on it & lie down (on your stomach)

on the pillow (face kept on one

side, so as not to press your nose

on the mat!). Now ask your

mom/dad to gently massage your

back using the second pillow.

Almost as if you are sandwiched

between the two pillows! Play

some soft music and enjoy!!!!

Sit on a mat, with your spine

straight. Take 3 soft, slow breaths.

On the third breath, notice your

mood.

How are you feeling? Joyous,

Angry, Anxious, Excited?

Whatever it is that you are

feeling, observe it. And know that

it is “OK” to be sad, as much as it

is ok to be happy.

Now choose some colours and

draw whatever comes to your

mind. What did you draw?! Let us know!

Sit on a mat, with your spine

straight. We are going to take 5

soft breaths, and at each breath

we are going to say aloud an

affirmation!

Breath-1: I am HAPPY

Breath-2: I am HEALTHY

Breath-3: I am SAFE

Breath-4: I am LOVED

Breath-4: I am KIND

Create family happiness Jar!Ask a parent / caregiver to give

you an empty, safe box / jar.

Decorate it the way you want!

Decide a day (say every Saturday)

when all of you will individually

draw / write on a chit of paper

one happy memory of that week!

And then put

it in your jar!

Imagine how

fun it will be

to look back

at all your

happy memories

after a

year!!

Sit on a mat with a grown-up you

trust (your parents for example).

Now hold each others hands, and

tell 3 things that are coming to

your mind right this second.

Ask your parent to gently massage

your fingers and hands as you talk.

Maybe give each other a hug

after you are done sharing.

Thank your parent for being such

a good listener.

Now switch roles! Let your parent

tell you 3 things on his / her mind, while you mindfully listen! Our

happiness Jar!!!

Set a one minute timer.

Ask your parent to put on some

soothing music.

Close your eyes and just observe

your slow, soft breath.

Imagine you are smelling a

rose…........and then imagine you

are blowing out a

candle….ahhhhhhhh….

Continue this for

a minute.

Next time can You extend this

Practice to 3 minutes?! ☺

Lie on a mat or sit on a chair.

Relax. Close your eyes and take 3

soft, slow breaths.

Keep your hands on your tummy.

Now observe how your tummy

goes in with each inhale, and

come out with each exhale.

Enjoy this up &

down movement

of your tummy.

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